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A £1bn investment in Britain by port operator DP World will go ahead as planned, after a frantic effort by ministers and diplomats to repair relations following a row with the Dubai-owned multinational that threatened to overshadow a crucial investment summit.

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P&O Ferries owner's £1bn investment in UK will go ahead despite transport secretary calling for boycott of shipping firm

A £1BILLION investment by P&O Ferries’ owner is set to go ahead, despite the Transport Secretary calling the firm a “cowboy operator”. And the boss of Dubai-based DP World, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, will also still attend Sir Keir Starmer’s investment summit tomorrow after shrugging off the jibe from Louise Haigh. GettyA £1billion investment by the P&O Ferries’ owner is set to go ahead, despite Transport Secretary Louise Haigh calling the firm a…

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£1bn investment by P&O Ferries’ owner set to go ahead despite Haigh's jibe

The Government had to “have a conversation” with DP World to secure its investment after a row over the Transport Secretary’s call to boycott P&O Ferries.

Shropshire Star

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Shropshire

England

Government had to ‘have a conversation’ with DP World to salvage investment

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds was asked how close the Government came to losing DP World’s planned £1 billion investment.

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Government had to ‘have a conversation’ with DP World to salvage £1bn investment

Sky News earlier revealed that the planned investment was under review and that Dubai-owned DP World's chairman, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, had cancelled plans to attend a London investment summit following criticism by government minister Louise Haigh.

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Business and trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds speaks to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London – Maja Smiejkowska/PA Wire The Government had to “have a conversation” with DP World to secure its investment after a row over the Transport Secretary’s call to boycott P&O Ferries was picked up by the press. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the investment, which was reportedly put in jeopardy by scathing criticism of the ferry op…

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UK Government had to ‘have a conversation’ with DP World to salvage investment

DP World, the parent company of P&O Ferries, "will go ahead" with a £1bn investment despite a row over the Transport Secretary calling the operator a "cowboy".

P&O Ferries owner's £1bn investment 'will go ahead' in lead up to PM's investment summit despite Haigh row

On the surface, the latest controversy to befall this government appears to have already blown over. The row was sparked by the Transport Secretary Louise Haigh’s admission that she has boycotted P&O Ferries since their mass firing of staff in 2022 (and her encouragement of others to join her). This apparently offended the ferry company’s owner, Dubai’s DP World, enough to threaten its own boycott of the International Investment Summit in London…

New Statesman

This P&O row is proof of Britain's economic servility

With the much anticipated London Investment Summit opening Monday, the global port operator DP World has confirmed its $1.3 billion investment in the...

The Maritime Executive

DP World Approves $1.3B Investment in UK Despite Row Over P&O Ferries

The Government had to “have a conversation” with DP World to secure its investment after a row over the Transport Secretary’s call to boycott P&O Ferries. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the investment, which was reportedly put in jeopardy by scathing criticism of the ferry operator, was going ahead. Dubai-based DP World, which owns P&O, also said it is attending an investment summit after getting “the clarity we need” from the Governm…

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PORT and logistics firm DP World is going ahead with a £1 billion (S$1.7 billion) investment in its London Gateway port, Britain’s government said on Sunday (Oct 13) after reports last week that the company had paused the project in protest.

P&O Ferries owner's £1bn investment in UK will go ahead despite transport secretary calling for boycott of shipping firm

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